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Halloween II
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It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
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PROJECT DETAILS
- Filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Though not official, Rob Zombie wants the full title to be Halloween: The Devil Walks Among Us.
- Also known simply as H2.
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic will have a cameo appearance as a guest on The Newman Hour, a local television program.
- Margot Kidder (Black Christmas '74, The Amityville Horror '79) plays Laurie Strode's therapist "Barbara Collier".
- Malcolm McDowell returns as "Dr. Loomis."
- Bill Moseley was going to play "Uncle Seymour Coffins" before having to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 stars Bill Moseley and Caroline Williams were going to be reunited in this film. Mosely was to play "Uncle Seymour Coffins, a local Haddonfield horror host." Williams will play "Dr. Maple" the head doc at Haddonfield General."
- Actress Brea Grant (Heroes) will play Laurie's friend "Mya Rockwell," an employee of Uncle Meat's Java Hole where Laurie works.
- Actor Daeg Faerch was originally set to return as a young Michael Myers in additional flashback sequences, but due to his recent growth spurt, he had to bail out, with his role set to be recasted.
- Dan Roebuck is back as "Lou Martini owner of the Rabbit In Red."
- Actor Bill Fagerbakke plays "Deputy Webb, Sheriff Brackett's right-hand man."
- Howard Hesseman plays "Uncle Meat owner of Uncle Meat's Java Hole."
- Chris Hardwick plays "David Newman" the host a of a local radio talk show called The Daily Reader.
- Mark Christopher Lawrence returns as "Deputy King" a member of the Haddonfield police force.
- Jeffrey Daniel Phillips plays "Howard" a bouncer for the Rabbit In Red club.
- Ezra Buzzington's scenes as a beer delivery man for the Rabbit In Red Club were cut out of the first film, so he's back to play it again.
- Inside directors Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury were once rumored to direct.
- Much like the original Halloween 2, the film will begin immediately after the first film, however the rest of the movie is said to head in another direction compared to the original sequel.
- This film along with any other follow-ups will get a theatrical release.
- Rob Zombie was originally quoted saying he wouldn't return to direct a sequel, but he reportedly decided to come back after he took a long break and worked on a new album.
- Tyler Mane reprises his role as "Michael Myers." - Malek Akkad produces once again.
- The obvious sequel to Rob Zombie's Halloween.
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REVIEW
7/10 | Click here to read the official review from a UHM staff member.
All user reviews and new comments (if any) can also be found on that page.
INTERVIEWS
HEADLINES
Dates are tentative and subject to change.
- Tue, February 7, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, February 14, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, February 14, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, February 14, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, February 17, 2012
- Tue, February 21, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, February 28, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, February 28, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, March 2, 2012 (VOD)
- Tue, March 6, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, March 9, 2012
- Sat, March 17, 2012 (SyFy)
- Tue, March 20, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, March 30, 2012
- Tue, April 3, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, April 6, 2012 (Limited)
- Tue, April 10, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, April 13, 2012 (Chiller)
- Fri, April 13, 2012
- Tue, April 17, 2012
- Tue, April 17, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, April 17, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, April 20, 2012
- Fri, April 20, 2012 (Limited)
- Tue, April 24, 2012 (DVD)
- Tue, April 24, 2012
- Fri, April 27, 2012
- Fri, April 27, 2012
- Fri, May 4, 2012 (VOD)
- Fri, May 11, 2012
- Fri, June 8, 2012
- Tue, June 12, 2012 (DVD)
- Fri, June 22, 2012
- Fri, August 10, 2012
- Fri, August 17, 2012
- Fri, August 24, 2012
- Fri, August 24, 2012
- Fri, August 31, 2012
- Fri, August 31, 2012
- Fri, September 14, 2012
- Fri, September 21, 2012
- Fri, October 5, 2012
- Fri, October 19, 2012
- Fri, October 26, 2012
- Fri, December 21, 2012
- Fri, January 11, 2013
- Fri, February 15, 2013
- Fri, February 22, 2013
- Fri, April 12, 2013
- Fri, May 10, 2013
- Fri, June 28, 2013
HERE IS MY TAKE ON THE FILM, i'll try and keep it short
Being a huge horror fan and actually liking Zombie's first halloween i was excited to see this movie this past friday. After leaving the theater i was HUGELY disappointed.I didn't even mind all the grunting, although at times it was a little too much. There were just too many things that annoyed me about the film. First, if we are once again going to look back in to Michaels past try and get the same child actor that played myers in the first film. Secondly, i dont need to see the same exact scenes that zombie showed in the first film (such as tying people up in chairs with tape.) Thirdly..he did not even get to his sister till about the last half hour of the film. Everything before hand seemed like random killing (which i do not mind since myers is a psychopathic ruthless killer, BUT it made me feel as the film had much less substance as the first film...it felt like a bunch of "filler' moments.) Lastly, i thought the ending was HORRIBLE. Now i do not want to give anything away so from here on out it is a
SPOILER ALERT....
In the end at the shack, your telling me both michael AND his sister were seeing the same exact visions? being held down by her imaginary little brother while grown myers stares blankly just....waiting? REALLY? HORRIBLE
I actually loved the ending, I think he was trying to say that both Michael and Laurie shared a connection to each other, like they felt and saw what the other does (kinda like the telepathic thing between twins you know). and also Rob really wanted to get the same kid to play young michael but he couldn't because Daeg went through a big growth-spirt and he just looked to old to play the little michael that he did in the 1st. I do have to agree with you though I wasn't really feeling the kid they got to replace Daeg, he tried to hard to be emotionless.
I wish I waited for the dvd to come out first before running off the theaters because I'm sure Rob zombie will release an Unrated version on dvd that's gonna rock better than this theatrical cockstain of a movie.
"Halloween (by Rob Zombie) is a remake." False. It is an homage to a classic from the Horror/Terror genre that John Carpenter helped spawn.
"Halloween II is a remake of a sequel." False. It is as cognitive a follow-up that has ever been made to a "slasher flick."
After revamping Michael Meyers into the most fantastic, horrific, psychotic madman ever in his original piece, Rob Zombie has done what no one has ever attempted to do... He has challenged us to think about; What would actually happen to a psychopath within a year's time of his escape from certain death? What would come of a unknown psychiatrist who meets fame so quickly at the expense of others? Would the sibling of a murderous maniac carry the same traits in their bloodline? Would the violent nature of a mentally deranged killer grow to horrific heights?
The answers are all IN this movie; Halloween II. It is the most logical follow up in the history of cinema. Everything that you should never see happen, happens. Everything that is not supposed to happen, happens. Would a non campos mentis, unhinged butcher simply slit a stranger's throat in anger, or completely sever said victim's head with a piece of sharred glass? How would this disturbed slayer survive in the wild after a lifetime of institutionalized quarters, meals, and daily psychoanalysis? What would drive a person to such lengths? What visions do they see in their own mind's eye? Would anyone so hell-bent on the pursuit of one thing, that he slaughters everything that he encounters, ever stop searching until that search was over?
This film is a masterpiece. If you have not seen it, you must. If you have seen it, watch it again and heed the logistics of what Zombie has accomplished.
The only question that remains unanswered after this chef d'oeuvre is this:
Will Zombie pursue the malicious grin that he has left with us, or will he find a way to salvage the desolate feeling that Tommy Lee Wallace gave us after the atrophy, Halloween III: The Season of the Witch?
I guess its a love it or hate it
Ok so I saw the new Halloween film today, and personally in my opinion, I thought it was a decent movie, not great but good, it did keep me entertained. Granted I do have to agree I didn't like how Michael was a grunter in this film, and Sheri Moon Zombie's acting was pretty bad, I liked it. Now for all the Zombie haters out there that are bagging his films, there is one simple solution, DON'T SEE HIS FILMS! yes he isnt the best film maker out there, but he isn't the worst I think we can all agree Uwe Boll is the absolute worst and should be banned from film making lol! In Rob's defense, he never wanted to top John Carpenters brilliant master piece! he even said you cant make a better Halloween film than the original. Now I am a die hard halloween fan, I've seen every movie hundreds of times, in fact the original one actually inspired me to become a film maker (going to school and majoring in flim: script writing and directing). Rob's films are HIS take and vision of how HE wanted michael to be, someone and something that HE would fear, and yes even though Michael was literally a monster in both of these films, he did show a side that was never shown before, a little part of human emotion, you can see it in his eyes and his motions when he see's his sister not only in this sequel but the remake as well (in my opinion of course) Laurie was the only grip of actual emotional feeling he had left. Of course I am just stating my opinion as everyone else but, there are some pros in this film, and there are some really beautiful cinematic shots in this movie that will stand out. True its honestly not for every Halloween fan, but I think Rob did what he wanted to do with HIS vision of Michael Myers.
I saw H2 tonight... well lets say I suffered through H2 tonight, waiting for it to get better. When did Micheal start grunting? Yeah the movie was bloody, thats a plus... he was brutal when he stabbed anyone, the hacks were loud and full of effect... that was it.
I don't think Zombie can make a movie without sticking wifey in there at some point... might I say her acting was for shit in this movie. Was she "Baby" or was she "Mommy"?? (Don't get me wrong I love her in House of 1000 Corpses & The Devil's Rejects. Baby is annoyingly great... Tutty Fuckin Fruity anyone?)
My biggest beef is, Myers is an emotionless killer. Do you remember in the original... "I met this 6-year-old child with this blank, pale emotionless face. And the blackest eyes...the devil's eyes" He didn't love his sister, even though he tried to pass along this reunion photo in the first remake... **Hugs "Laurie" I'm your big bubby** fuck no he wanted her dead. And now with this one... oh lets all be one happy family again. Give me a break, the movie was bad.
There was no need to remake a complete classic. There is no possible way of topping what John Carpenter mastered many years ago.
Lets not forget Rob also got his other ideas (House of 1,000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects) from TCM and as for house(House of 7 corpses).
come on fuckin friday needs to get here now
Rob Zombie is so original, and such a pioneer. Who ever came up with the idea of remaking old
classic horror movies and making a profit off of somebody else's ideas. WOW! What a visionary!!
What if he had his wife act like a whore in every movie he does. Seriously, this guy is a hack!!
He butchered my all time favorite John Carpenter film, and now he's going to make weak ass sequels.
Final Destination is at least original. Maybe he'll remake that and add a rape scene.
if you think every horror movie should be new and completely original then you are just not a horror fan...either that or you're just a dumbass; or both. Zombie is the guy getting paychecks. if he's a "hack" then I guess that makes you the "visionary"? go find your vcr or watch TNT if you wanna see the fucking classics.
As if he's the only one (Quarentine anyone?).
Perhaps his movies are not original ideas, but what he does with them is recreate them with his own visions.
Which movie was his wife a whore. H1000C and Dev.Rej. she was a psycho who occassionally used her sexually as a taunt and that's as far as that character went. In Zombie's Halloween she was a mother who stripped to make money to feed her kids (stripping and whoring are not the same).
He's not the only one profitting from other's ideas - the list of remakes being made and currently in talks is huge. But at least his movies are fun to watch.
I gotta agree with you there. Hollywoods pumping out more remakes than original stories as of late and it's been like that for a bit. Personally with remakes I try to let go of the original and just enjoy the new version, some make it easy, some not so much but the point is what's the point of remaking a movie if you are going to make it 100% the same? If you're gonna go out and redo a movie line for line, shot for shot then why not just digitally remaster the original and put your name on it. I liked Halloween, There are things about the original I like more, however there were improvements in the remake I enjoyed as well. My opinion (without seeing it) is Halloween 2 is prob not going to be good because it's hard to leave the original Halloween mindset and let him take it in an apparent completely different direction. However I'll still give it a look, call it morbid curiousity if you will. I liked House of 1000 and Devils Rejects personally and thought compared to most of the tired mundane crap hollywood had been throwing out there it was a nice change of pace. None the less, Zombies no more a hack than any of the 100 directors out there right know who's trying to "re-imagine" the classics. Within two seconds of looking at the remake catigory on here, it's rather obvious that Zombie's not the first to do a remake, nor will he be the last...
Personally, i'm not looking forward to seeing this movie. I'll go check it out for one reason... to stay true to the character of Michael Myers. He is one of my favorite Horror Movie Characters. I didn't like what Rob Zombie did for the first film. It started out ok, but then he messed it up going toward the end. Then not only that, but the ending was horrible! I was mad as hell. I don't think it's time for a remake of the Halloween series because if you think back to Halloween Resurrection, Michael never died at the end. So, why would you remake a movie, when the killer never died? Don't fix what ain't broken. Same with Friday The 13th, but at least that film ended ok. They did a good job with it.
hey fright master do you think its too late to shift Halloween 2 to a different date like October 9 or even a November release? so it wont go face Final Destination 4. i love both franchise. and if they dont change it im going to see both =]
good point as it's a peculiar way that they slated these two
I've seen release dates shift pretty late in the game before, but I don't think I've ever seen one change on the week of
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I dont get it, he gets shot in the face and his walking around like nothings wrong? and why is his mom in this 1 she shot her self, OOHH his DREAMING now, having visions? Gosh i hope is not how im thinking or im going to shit on this 1. Hopefully this dont have to much of house of a 1000 corpses, but will see!!
He got shot in the face (twice) in the origanal Halloween 2 and they kept making sequels with him in it.
looking forward to seeing this, hopefully its as good as the first remake. Can't get any better than the originals though.
this is gona be a jammed packed weekend cause we got H2 and FD 3D. ITS TIME TO GO COMATOSE.
Michael!!!
Rob is (in my opinion) a great director! I'm definitely lookin' forward to seein' this movie!
I agree. I think he's done a great job with Halloween. Lookin forward to H2.
i can't wait 2 c it even though ROB ZOMBIE IS PERVERTED N SICK BUT ITS A LOVE TO HATE THING! BUT STILL GOING 2 C IT!
i am so stoked about this film, especially considering the brilliance in the first.
GIVE ME SOME MICHAEL MYERS. shit yeah this is gonna be sweet
cant wait for this to come out lmao im curious to see how michael comes back from the dead since in the first one or prequel i should say he got his brains blowed all over the place...rob zombie please do this one with justice i beg of you
Very much anticipating this. Heard Dourif has a more sizeable role which could be interesting and liked Zombie's vision on the first one
I am soooo excited about seeing this!
This is going to be awsome.
Looks totally amazing. I'm going on opening night! I'm trying to buy tickets already!
This is going to be good. It's just a shame that it is Rob Zombie's last time he'll do a Halloween movie. The remake was terrifiying and it looks like this might just be as terrifiying.
Hell yeah! Im counting down the days till this movie is released into theaters and I hope Rob Zombie makes this as good as the first one.
Can't wait to see this! Hope we get to see more of Danielle Harris's titts
ROB ZOMBIE right now is the best horror director out there so this shouldnt be bad and im going opening night, just hope the mother telling him to kill isnt to much like friday the 13th
the best horror director out there?
wow you guys are funny
With this new trailer that just released, I hope it's good. I liked H1kC and The Devil's Rejects so I hope Rob just got overwhelmed by the first and can get back to business with this one.
Ghost Mom!!!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!